Tuesday, July 21st. Day 202 of 2026
It’s Junk Food Day and Take a Monkey to Lunch Day. No, I didn’t make that last one up
1861: The 1st major engagement of the Civil War is fought. The Battle of Bull Run was fought in Virginia
1925: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution
1930: The Veteran’s Administration was established
1930: Duke University Hospital opened in Durham
1954: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam
1969: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19 minutes later by Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. They didn’t like it up there and left for home later in the day
1973: Henry Aaron hits his 700th career homer
1987: Guns & Roses debut album “Appetite for Destruction” is released, it becomes the top selling debut album of all time
2011: NASA’s Space Shuttle program ends
2024: Joe announces he will withdraw and not seek Presidential re-election
News: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office issue June report…Taylorsville woman busted on felony drug charge…Stony Point man nabbed by Iredell County Deputies…Statesville woman jailed by Taylorsville Police…Body found in Valdese…Wilkes County business owner gets federal prison time and ordered to pay almost $1 million to IRS
Weather: Sunny and 90. Temps get a little cooler later in the week
Sports: Meredith Wike plays in East-West All-Star game Monday night…Alexander Central alum Zach Brzykcy back in the show again…Red Sox win streak hits 14 games…Yanks and Pirates have mini-brawl…Braves take the Padres…Panther Rookies report to camp today
Happy Birthday: Cat Stevens, Garry Trudeau, Doug Collins, Michael Connelly, Jon Lovitz, Brandi Chastain, Ali Landry, Josh Hartnett, Jamie Waylett, Erling Haaland
ESPN commentator let go in mid-show https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ex-steelers-super-bowl-champion-laid-off-from-espn-mid-show-report/ar-AA28kReW?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6a5f3c0358de4c9c81f476d5981e4ad5&ei=11&cvpid=59a8b8f3633944c0bd29a0303fb828c1
Word of the Day: cant [kant] insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety, a private language used by a group such as the underworld, a slanting or tilted position. Not to be confused with can’t meaning can not. From French. “The fairway cants to the left.”
Quote of the Day: “I love kids, but they are a tough audience.”… Robin Williams (Born this day in 1951)